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Bye bye Reply: Google is burying yet another promising app

When Google isn’t launching phones with enormous notches, or leaking internal memos of its struggles with censorship, it’s killing promising apps and services that…

Google Assistant has a new look

Google has given its Assistant app a makeover. “With a new makeover to the Assistant on phones, we’re making it even easier to get…

Google launches new voice control app for Android

Google has launched a new accessibility app for Android devices called Voice Access. The app “provides a hands-free experience for Android, letting people navigate…

Google Maps’ new updates makes commuting across your city much easier

Google Maps is this week getting another update, specifically for people who travel across their city. The app will now feature a new “Commute”…

Google Maps debuts group planning feature for friends

Google’s trying to make picking a restaurant to meet up with friends a bit easier. The company today announced a new feature in Google…

Future Google Search will answer questions you haven’t even asked yet

This year googlegle celebrated its 20 year milestone. Now it seems to be looking forward to the next 20 in the form of Google…

Google’s Science Fair competition is now open for entry

Google Science Fair is open for submissions until 12 December 2018 for those between 13 and 18 years of age. The competition, which first…

Google’s mobile-friendly update: is your website UX ready?

If you’re in any way involved in the online space, this is pretty intense. On 21 April, Google will launch a new mobile-friendly algorithm…

Google launches Handwriting Input Tool for both text and emoji on Android

Google Research today launched a new project, Google Handwriting Input. The new app allows users, instead of using a standard keyboard, to take a…

EU officially charges Google with antitrust violations, opens formal investigation on Android (update)

The European Union has formally charged Google with cheating competitors by distorting internet search results to advantage its Google Shopping service. The EU has…

Get a taste of music history and tour Abbey Road Studios on Google

This is life changing for the fans that have always fantasized about stepping into one of the most legendary studios in London. Google has…

Google wants to make TV ads behave like they’re on the internet

This is interesting. Google is trialing technology on its Fiber network that would allow TV ads to behave more like the ones you see…

Sebastian Thrun: Is education poised to breed the next major moonshot? #AccentureIC2015

From self-driving cars and Google Glass to online universities, Stanford professor and former head of Google X Sebastian Thrun has made quite a name…

Google Play increases free music storage limit by 30k songs

Google’s done its music-loving users a big favour. This week, the company increased its storage limit locker for Google Play Music from 20 000…

Google’s on a quest to kill sexually explicit content on Blogger

If you use Blogger to post dirty pictures or smutty video, your days are numbered. The Google owned blogging platform will no longer allow…

Google Science Fair 2015 is officially open for submissions

The difference between you and Ada Lovelace, according to Google, is that she tried things and you did not. Starting today, Google is accepting…

Google has another crack at China with new YouTube channel

Google is looking to force its way back into China, even if it means going through the back door. The internet giant has launched…

Google consigns Helpouts to its product graveyard

Google is set to shutdown Helpouts, its real-time video expert assistance service, less than 18 months after making it available to the public. In…

Google to show health information directly in its search results

Google is altering the way it displays search results. Over the next few days, Google Search will begin to dish out health bits of…

Google predicts massive growth in African ecommerce by 2017

Google South Africa is seeing considerable growth in Africa’s ecommerce space and expects 2015 to be another growth year. Luke Mckend, country director for…

Google earnings disappoint analysts while ad revenue continues to grow

Apple blew investors out of the water with its record earnings. So did Facebook. Google, on the other hand, fell short of analysts predictions…

Google Indoor Maps now in SA

South African Google Maps can now get directions for select indoor locations. The indoor areas that have been selected to be mapped by Google’s…

Google invests $1 billion in SpaceX as 21st century Space Race heats up

Solar-powered drones, laser beams, internet satellites and a city on mars. These all might sound like something from a Star Wars movie, but they’re…

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